His 1994 appearance on “The Tonight Show” is widely regarded as the first by an openly gay comic. But Lou Gehrig’s disease cut his stand-up career short.
from NYT > Books http://ift.tt/2BsNO1B
Friday, 26 January 2018
Related Posts:
‘The Tail of the Anita Hill Fury Got Us to #MeToo’Rebecca Traister‘s writing has placed her at the center of the feminis… Read More
The Shortlist: These Short Story Debuts Are ‘Squirmy,’ ‘Virtuosic,’ ‘Claustrophobic’Three collections introduce three new fiction writers — Rita Bullwinke… Read More
Inge Feltrinelli Dies at 87; Publishing Titan Started With a CameraEarly on she photographed Hemingway, Garbo, Picasso and others. Then s… Read More
New in Paperback: ‘Rebellion,’ ‘Grant’Six new paperbacks to check out this week. from NYT > Books https:… Read More
0 comments: